Vocabulary
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- have to: Must do
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
- from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- such as: For example; like
- spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
- in terms of
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- in key: Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- see about: To look into or arrange something.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- centered around: To have (something) as the main subject or focus.
- wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- on the premises: Located within the property or building.
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- narrative: The telling of a story
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- shift: To change in position or direction
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- expire: To breathe out
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- advent: First appearance of something important
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- fully: Completely or entirely
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- hybrid: Formed from combining different things
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- inversion: Change in position so things become the opposite
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
- abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
- quit: To leave a job
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
- vacancy: Space or position available for occupancy
- bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
- downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
- zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
- buggy: Being full of errors in software
- unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
- timeframe: Expected beginning and end of a period
- teamwork: Cooperative work done by a team
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Is The Golden Age Of Remote Work Over?
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林宜悉 posted on 2024/03/10Is the golden age of remote work truly over? This video dives deep into the trends, productivity impacts, and the real estate shifts behind the return-to-office debate, giving you practical vocabulary for workplace discussions. You'll pick up advanced terms related to hiring, hybrid schedules, and the future of work!
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